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UK surname

Clementson

A patronymic surname derived from Clement, meaning "mild" or "merciful".

In the 1881 census there were 391 people recorded with the Clementson surname, ranking it #8,090 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 359, ranked #12,898, down from #8,090 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Allendale, Carlisle St Cuthbert and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Eden, Wigan and Warrington.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Clementson is 508 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 8.2%.

1881 census count

391

Ranked #8,090

Modern count

359

2016, ranked #12,898

Peak year

1911

508 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Clementson had 391 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #8,090 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 359 in 2016, ranked #12,898.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 508 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Small Town Suburbia.

Clementson surname distribution map

The map shows where the Clementson surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Clementson surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Clementson over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 287 #7,909
1861 historical 326 #7,814
1881 historical 391 #8,090
1891 historical 462 #7,917
1901 historical 447 #8,746
1911 historical 508 #7,747
1997 modern 424 #10,531
1998 modern 423 #10,899
1999 modern 428 #10,898
2000 modern 418 #11,047
2001 modern 406 #11,096
2002 modern 413 #11,170
2003 modern 380 #11,689
2004 modern 368 #12,001
2005 modern 344 #12,521
2006 modern 334 #12,912
2007 modern 352 #12,546
2008 modern 365 #12,308
2009 modern 364 #12,584
2010 modern 370 #12,701
2011 modern 367 #12,647
2012 modern 372 #12,374
2013 modern 371 #12,597
2014 modern 368 #12,770
2015 modern 363 #12,793
2016 modern 359 #12,898

Geography

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Where Clementsons are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Allendale, Carlisle St Cuthbert, London parishes, Gateshead and Toxteth Park. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Eden, Wigan, Warrington and Croydon. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Allendale Northumberland
2 Carlisle St Cuthbert Cumberland
3 London parishes London 3
4 Gateshead Durham
5 Toxteth Park Lancashire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Eden 001 Eden
2 Eden 004 Eden
3 Wigan 033 Wigan
4 Warrington 006 Warrington
5 Croydon 034 Croydon

Forenames

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First names often paired with Clementson

These lists show first names that appear often with the Clementson surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Clementson

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Clementson, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Retired Professionals

Group

Small Town Suburbia

Nationally, the Clementson surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Small Town Suburbia, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Clementson household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

This Group is predominantly comprised of married couples with no resident dependent children, living in areas characterised neither by under-occupancy nor overcrowding throughout the UK in or adjacent to small towns. White ethnic groups and affiliation with Christianity predominates. Housing tends to be predominantly semi-detached or detached and workers are employed principally in managerial and professional occupations, with semi-skilled occupations also in evidence. These areas of the Supergroup are of higher population density.

Wider pattern

Typically married but no longer with resident dependent children, these well-educated households either remain working in their managerial, professional, administrative or other skilled occupations, or are retired from them – the modal individual age is beyond normal retirement age. Underoccupied detached and semi-detached properties predominate, and unpaid care is more prevalent than reported disability. The prevalence of this Supergroup outside most urban conurbations indicates that rural lifestyles prevail, typically sustained by using two or more cars per household.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Young Families and Mainstream Employment

Group

Terraced and Semi-Detached Suburbs

Within London, Clementson is most associated with areas classed as Terraced and Semi-Detached Suburbs, part of Young Families and Mainstream Employment. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Mainly concentrated in suburban areas, these terraced and semi-detached developments are less overcrowded than the Supergroup average, and resident households are more likely to own two or more cars. There are fewer residents aged 25-44, and a larger share of residents employed in administrative and secretarial occupations. Residents are more likely to have been born in the UK, less likely to have been born in the EU or Africa, and much less likely to self-identify as Bangladeshi.

Wider London pattern

Many families in these neighbourhoods have young children. Housing is principally in the social rented sector, in terraced or semi-detached units. While over-all residential densities are low, overcrowding is also prevalent locally. Residents are drawn from a range of ethnic minorities, with many identifying as Black and above average numbers born in Africa. Numbers identifying as of Chinese, Indian or White ethnicity are below average. Levels of proficiency in English are below average. Levels of separation or divorce and incidence of disability are both above average. Education is typically limited to Level 1, 2, or apprenticeship qualifications. Few residents work in professional or managerial occupations but the employment structure is otherwise diverse: it includes skilled trades, caring, leisure and other service occupations, sales and customer service occupations, construction, and work as process, plant, and machine operatives.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Clementson is most concentrated in decile 10 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier end of the index.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Clementson falls in decile 7 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname near the middle of the scale.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Clementson is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 30-40 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Clementson, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Clementson

The surname Clementson has its origins in England, with the first recorded instances dating back to the late 13th century. It is believed to have derived from the personal name Clement, which stems from the Latin word "clemens," meaning "mild" or "merciful." The suffix "-son" indicates that the name originally referred to someone who was the son of a person named Clement.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name Clementson can be found in the Subsidy Rolls of Yorkshire from 1297, where a certain John Clementson is listed as a taxpayer. This suggests that the name was already established in that region during the late medieval period.

In the 16th century, the Clementson surname appears in various records from the county of Lincolnshire. For instance, the 1568 Muster Rolls for Lincolnshire list a William Clementson, who was likely a resident of the area at that time.

An interesting historical figure bearing the name Clementson was Sir Robert Clementson, who lived in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He was a prominent merchant and member of the Worshipful Company of Mercers in London. Sir Robert Clementson was also involved in the establishment of English colonies in North America, serving as a member of the Virginia Company.

Another notable Clementson was John Clementson, a 17th-century clergyman who served as the Rector of St. Mary's Church in Beverley, Yorkshire. He was born around 1630 and held the position of Rector from 1668 until his death in 1696.

In the 18th century, the Clementson surname can be found in various parish records from counties such as Lancashire and Yorkshire. One example is Thomas Clementson, who was born in 1725 in the village of Clapham, Yorkshire.

Moving into the 19th century, the name Clementson appears to have been particularly concentrated in the northern counties of England. For instance, the 1841 Census records several Clementson families living in the town of Guisborough, Yorkshire, including a farmer named John Clementson and his wife Jane.

Over time, the name Clementson has also been associated with various place names, such as Clementson's Farm in Lincolnshire and Clementson's Cote in Yorkshire. These place names likely derived from early inhabitants bearing the Clementson surname.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Clementson families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Clementson surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Cumberland leads with 105 Clementsons recorded in 1881 and an index of 31.81x.

County Total Index
Cumberland 105 31.81x
Durham 62 5.44x
Northumberland 51 8.94x
Lancashire 37 0.81x
Middlesex 29 0.76x
Yorkshire 15 0.39x
Surrey 12 0.64x
Derbyshire 11 1.83x
Cheshire 9 1.06x
Essex 7 0.93x
Leicestershire 7 1.65x
Argyllshire 6 5.62x
Kent 6 0.46x
Nottinghamshire 6 1.16x
Warwickshire 6 0.62x
Staffordshire 5 0.39x
Lanarkshire 4 0.32x
Somerset 4 0.65x
Angus 2 0.56x
Bedfordshire 2 1.01x
Hertfordshire 2 0.76x
Cambridgeshire 1 0.41x
Gloucestershire 1 0.13x
Midlothian 1 0.19x
Sussex 1 0.15x
Westmorland 1 1.19x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Penrith in Cumberland leads with 15 Clementsons recorded in 1881 and an index of 123.05x.

Place Total Index
Penrith 15 123.05x
Allendale 14 264.65x
Alston 12 197.37x
Brampton 11 243.36x
Cockermouth 10 143.88x
Featherstone 10 2173.91x
Heworth 10 44.50x
Gateshead 9 10.54x
Hedworth Monkton Jarrow 9 18.22x
Byker 8 28.37x
Hutton In Forest 8 2500.00x
Tanfield 8 59.00x
Tintwistle 8 176.99x
Whitehaven 8 45.48x
Bishopwearmouth 7 7.15x
Camberwell 7 2.86x
Forest Gate 7 666.67x
Keswick 7 165.88x
Monw Wearmouth Shore 7 642.20x
Aston 6 689.66x
Basford 6 25.19x
Bow London 6 12.30x
Campbeltown 6 46.62x
Formby 6 116.50x
Newcastle On Tyne All Sts 6 17.62x
Solihull 6 86.33x
St Cuthbert W O 6 37.29x
St Cuthbert W O Upperby 6 666.67x
Wakefield 6 20.58x
Ashton Under Lyne 5 5.03x
Caldewgate 5 27.65x
Coverham Cum 5 1785.71x
Hunsonby Winskill 5 1351.35x
Stoke Upon Trent 5 3.64x
Westoe 5 7.73x
Barrow In Furness 4 6.47x
Bathwick 4 58.57x
Bethnal Green London 4 2.40x
Bromley 4 20.07x
Clerkenwell London 4 4.42x
Elswick 4 8.79x
Everton 4 2.76x
Glasgow 4 1.82x
Leicester St Margaret 4 3.86x
Little Bolton 4 6.84x
North Meols 4 8.98x
Westminster St John 4 8.57x
Beckermet St Bridget 3 344.83x
Bothel Threapland 3 576.92x
Kirkhaugh 3 1250.00x
Leicester All Sts 3 35.93x
Mile End Old Town London 3 3.68x
Stranton 3 7.81x
Tottenham 3 4.91x
Wilne 3 218.98x
Bermondsey 2 1.75x
Bexley 2 17.30x
Blackburn 2 1.65x
Chirton 2 15.49x
Ealing 2 5.84x
East Murton 2 93.90x
Liverpool 2 0.72x
Medomsley 2 37.59x
Montrose 2 9.29x
Skelton 2 210.53x
Ulverston 2 15.09x
Wallsend 2 11.06x
Armley 1 5.97x
Bedford St Peter 1 19.38x
Belper 1 8.59x
Croydon 1 0.96x
Dacre 1 78.74x
Edinburgh St Stephens 1 9.89x
Hasland 1 16.37x
Lechlade 1 64.94x
Mungrisdale 1 416.67x
Penwortham 1 46.51x
Sculcoates 1 1.66x
St George In East London 1 2.77x
St Marylebone London 1 0.49x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Clementson surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Clementson surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
John 40
Joseph 22
William 20
Thomas 17
George 11
James 9
Edward 6
Henry 6
Robert 5
Matthew 4
Alfred 3
Richard 3
Thos. 3
Wm. 3
Albert 2
Charles 2
Francis 2
Geo. 2
Herbert 2
Jonathan 2
Jos. 2
Joshua 2
Walter 2
C.H. 1
Chas. 1
Constantine 1
Daniel 1
Ed. 1
Edwd. 1
Edwin 1
Ernest 1
Frederick 1
Fredk. 1
Fredk.A. 1
G.W. 1
J.M. 1
J.S. 1
Jacob 1
Lancelot 1
Mark 1
Mathew 1
Percival 1
Percy 1
Routherford 1
Septimus 1
Thos.Jas. 1
Walton 1
Wm.Bennett 1

FAQ

Clementson surname: questions and answers

How common was the Clementson surname in 1881?

In 1881, 391 people were recorded with the Clementson surname. That placed it at #8,090 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Clementson surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 359 in 2016. That gives Clementson a modern rank of #12,898.

What does the Clementson surname mean?

A patronymic surname derived from Clement, meaning "mild" or "merciful".

What does the Clementson map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Clementson bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.